VOL. LXV.
HOW THE CANVASS STANDS,
Bikin, 90; Watres, 62; Pennypacker, 19, — |
Necessary to uw choleo 187.
The summing up of the electicns for |
delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention made a week ago showed that | |
there were then to elect outside of Phil- |
adelpbia ninety-nine, and that Attor- |
ney General Elkin would have to get |
ninety-five of these to add to those al-
ready instructed and pledged for him |
to give him a bare majority of the con- |
vention. The elections on Saturday |
have made the defeat of Mr. Elkin cer- |
tain,
Not including Somerset County, |
from which the returns are not definite,
delegates were elected on Saturday |
last as follows: Fayette, 5; Fulton, 1
Northampton, 5; Warren, 3, a total of |
14. The Second and Sixth Districts of |
Luzerne, where there are three dele-|
gates, are not given bere because they
were practically selected several weeks |
ago, are for Colonel Watres, and were |
focluded in last week's statement of |
the result. i
|
{
Of the fourteen delegates |
chosen on Saturday outside of Some r- |
set County Mr. Elkin hasonly the five
from Northampton. The remaiviog |
nine are upinstructed and will be op- |
posed to his nomination.
The delegates instructed and publie-
ly pledged to Mr. Elkin now number
ninety and are from the following |
counties : Armstrong, 3; Berks, 7;
Blair, 5; Bradford, 4; Clear-
field, 4; Dauphin, 6; 1; Frank: |
lin, 3; Indiana, 3; Jeflerson, 8; Juniata,
1; Lancaster, 12; DBebanon, 4; Luzerne,
5; McKean, 3; Mercer, 3; Northumter- |
land, 4; Northampton, 5; Schuylkill,
Union, 1; Wyoming, 1, a total of!
ninety. The delegates instructed or |
pledged to Judge Pennpypacker are :|
Delaware, 7; Lawrence, 3; Moutgom- |
ery, 9; a total of vineteen. The dele |
gates instructed or pledge! for Colone
Watres are : Lackawanna, 8; Luzerne,
3; Monroe, 1; Wayne, £, a total of four- |
teen. There are two disputed delegates |
in the First District of Luzerne, All|
the other delegates so far elected, sixty- |
two in number, are uniostructed.
Mr. Elkin sought to secure
structions or pledges in all cases, and |
wherever he has failed it is precy well |
Chester, 7:
Forest 3
5;
has in|
kuown that the delegates are opposed |
to his nomination. He has more dele- |
gates than any olher proniunced can-
didate, but Le bas less than one-half
the 157—including the two disputed in |
Luzerne—already Among |
those yet to be chosen are the eighty-
six from Philadeiphis, and nobody se-
riously pret«nls that Mr, Elkin will
get one of these. He needs just ninety |
more delegates than he now has in or-
der to secure and out
side of Philadelphia there are but |
eighty-five delegates yet elect, |
Should Mr. Elkin secure every one o
them they would not make enough to
give him a majority,
But Le will not get them all,
will be doing wcll if he gels one-!
of them. He will from fifty to |
seventy voles short when the conven-
tiou meets,
elicted,
a nomination,
to
el
alf |
be
When the ballot is taken |
he is likely to be short still more than
that, |
miosis
The Immigration 11,
The House passed the immigratiof |
bill, and smoung the more important
changes are these inercasing the head |
tax on aliens coming into the United |
Btates by land from $1 to $1.50; adding |
to the excluded classes epileptics, per
8 ns who have been insane within five
years, anarchists, or persons who a -
vocate the overthrow of government
by force, certain persons of immoral
occupation (whose importation is now
a felony, Lut whose eutry if not pro-
hibited); brosdening the word “‘con-
tract” in thecontract labor law to in-
clude “offer, solicitation or promise ;"’
providing for the fine of steamship
companies which receive at the port of
departure aliens sfMicted with lcath-
some or contagious disease, instead of
providing as now for their deportaticn
on errival bere; extcnding the time
within which an alien who becomes a
public charge may be deported from
one to two years, and providing that
immigrants over 15 years of age should
be able to read in some language,
et mins
Hon. Henry ©, MeCormick Dead,
Hon. Henry Clay McCormick died
Monday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock, at
his bome in Williamsport. Mr.
McCormick recently returned from
Virginia and was seized with an scute
attack of Bright's disease. He became
worse Sunday morning and steadily
grew weaker,
Mr, McCormick was born in Lycom-
fog county June 80, 1844; was admitted
to the Lycoming colinty bar in 1860;
served Willinmeport several terms as
city solicitor; was congressman several
terms and was attorney general under
Governor Hastings,
Cendidates made their round-up
tours the beginning of this week, and
it appears they made it suit to all do
Centre Hall at one time, Tuesday four
willing Democrats were on hand.
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DESTROY THE CATERPILLAR,
Foluts in the Ohio Law that Should be Op-
erative lo Veupsylvanis,
The tent caterpillar should be de-
stroyed. Every person living under
the shade ofa tree should have pride
enough about him to remove the un-
sightly tent caterpillar nests, and
| thereby save the beautiful foliage of
{the shade tree, and increase the
cious fruit.
Those who burned the caterpillar
| nests last year and observed the result
That method kills the
but
leaves a large percentage of the pests
By spplying the torch
the web is quickly burned, the cater-
pillar drops from its place of refuge un-
harmed only to remount its nasty nest.
The safe and cflfective way to de-
stroy this pest is to either cut off the
of destruction.
a stick vn ~'»1 the
in ;
the caterpillars,
Obio has very strict |
the tent caterpillar,
An oflicer inspects the fruit trees in
the spring, and if they are found to be
infected with caterpillars, the owner is
notified, Later a second inspection is
made, and where the pest is found the
inspector proceeds to severely mark
tree by cutting into the trunk of
the same, The owner isgiven a limit-
and if he
the cutting is done
by others and the cost charged to the
That method severe,
but it is eflective.
web, being careful,
bute ai to utterly destroy
AWS CL neerning
to do HO,
secs
SHOW JUNE 4
Main
Complete,
Shows Always
It isa positive fact that the incom-
Main confederation
in greatness its
famous performers,
and races, aod in mag-
endor of its princely pa-
Walter L.. Maio enor-
mous shows claim and with the strong-
est Kind of sn array of facts to endorse
all others of
rarest wild beasts,
brilliant scts,
Each aod every ove of these al-
, and many other pew ipuova
Mavager Main irs his word that
be Big show is never divided or cur-
nd under
every one gets pre-
his mooey, and a
than sny other
sibly give.
Two performances at 2 and 8 p m.
hour earlier, Sealing
25 uniformed ushers.
Fhe most perfect water and sun proof
tenis ever invented,
capacity, 10,000,
fai
Candidates Who Regiatercd
The following persons have propa rly registered
as candidates 10 be voted for atl the Democratic
primaries, May 31
For State Senate—W, C, Heinle, of B
For Asembiy-J. W. Kepler, of
Robi. M. Foster, of State Cillege.
of Bellefonte,
H. 8. Taglor. of Bellefonte; Burdine
Butler, of Howard twp
A, G. Archey, of Ferguson tep,
For Recorder—John C€. Rowe, of Philipsburg
Frank A. Foreman, of Centre Hall
W.J. Carlin, of Milcstwp.: A. P
Zortvy of Penn twp. John J. Arney, of Potter
twp. JF. Alexander, of Centre fail,
For Commisioner—W, E. Frank, of Rush twp;
E. A Humpton, of Snow Shoe twp; I". HH. Mey-
er, of Harris twp.: laane Frain, of Marion twp
Heury Heston, of B ggs twp; John L. Duniap,
of Spring twp
For Auditor]. H. B.ck, of Walker twp :
Tibbens, of College twp
JOHN J. BOWER, Chairman.
asco ——
Scow Wednesday,
Tuesday and Wednesday were un-
usually cold May days, Wednesday
morning snow flakes were falling.
At Grafton, W. Va, one inch of
snow fell Tucsday.
At Greensburg, Pa., trees had the
appearance of being in full blossom on
account of the snow fall,
Berlin, Somerset county, had the
experience of a snow fall to the depth
of an inch,
There was a slight fall of snow at
Altoona,
There are no reports of damage done
to fruit,
ste fone,
Furgnsou twp
J. H Wetzel,
For Sheriff—
WE
A ——_— -—Ap so»
Three prisoners escaped from the
Clinton county jail last week. They
gaived exit by sawing off bolts and
breaking locks.
Prodded on by the sensational rise in
the price of beef, some student has
been at work and has discovered that
the American people are the greatest
beef eaters in the world. The rate per
capita of meat consumption in u year
in the United States is a third larger
than England, twice as large as France,
two and a half times larger than Ger.
many, Belgium or Denmark, three
times as large ns Russia and Ireland,
and six times as large as Italy, The
meat monopolists knew their ground
when they got after us,
Dorothy Dodd.
Dorothy Dodd.
BOBER THOUGHTS,
Let Damoerntieo Voters Attend the Prima
rivennd Expross Their Preferences.
The Democratic
county Baturday
voters of Centre
of this
should refuse to perform. It is by |
the free exercise of this privilege that
the
placed on the
most popuiar candidates are |
county ticket,
primaries every individual has a right |
his and he |
to express preference,
should do so. This privilege should
be performed, however, with a willing- |
ness to support at the general election |
any candidate who is regularly nomi-
nated at the Democratic county con- |
vention. Every iudividual has pref
erence in politics as well as in other
things, but it is only in a willingness
to join the majority after the conven-
tion on June 3, that Democratic suc-
cess can be secured in November.
fore the nomination on Tuesday |
every one has indisputed right to do |
everything honorable to accomplish
date, after the nominations are made,
every true Democrat will be content
vention.
I'be candidates seeking recognition at |
the hands of the Democratic party are
Thoroughly honest,
Thoroughly capable, i
Men of the highest integrity, |
Loyal to the Democratic party. |
No matter to whom the nominations |
gO,
party.
the result will be creditable to the | |
Let every Democratic voter go to the
primaries Saturday, keep in mind the
unwritten law of the party, be zealous |
in the support of his preferred esndi- |
| dates, and then rest his case with the |
highest authority in county politics— |
the Democratic convention.
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Candida'es Withdraw
Messrs. Gettlg and Fortney have |
withdrawn their psmes as candidates |
«f the
The delegates elect- |
for the aunty chshimarship
Democratic party.
ed to the ecnvention will be at liberty |
to selcet the chairmen as heretofore,
without coufioing their choice to a!
3
registered candidate, The withdrawal
of the candidates mentioned was sn |
entirely sensible move,
A —-
THESTATECLONYESTION
Chairman Cressy lasues His Call for Jane
5. nt Erie.
25
Pursuant to the Rules of the Demo-
cratic Party io the State of Penusyl-
venia, and the action of the Democrat- |
ie State Central Committee, notice is |
hereby given that a Democratic State |
Convention for the purpose of nomi-
usting
One person for the office of Governor,
One person for the oflice of Lieuien-
aut Governor,
One person for the office of Secretary
of Internal Aflairs, snd the trapssc-
tion of such cther business as may prop-
erly come before it, will be held on
Wednesday, June 23th, 1932, at 12
o'clock noon, at the Park Opera House,
Erie, Penna,
The representation will consist of
repricentstive delegates one from each
«ne thousand or mejorily fraction of
one thousand of the average vote east
for the De moeratic esndidate for State
office at the last preceding Blate elees
tion in the respective representative
districts «f the Biste, provided that
exch representative district shall have
atl least one delegate,
Wu T. Creasy,
Chairman.
———— Mop
POLE TAX TEST CASE.
To Be Appealed to the United States
Sapreme Court,
The Supreme Court affirmed the de-
cision of the Buperior Court Monday
and the court of Lackawanna county
in the case of the borough of Taylor
against the Postal Telegraph Come
pany. The borough placed a tax on
the poles and wires of the company.
The company resisted the tax, making
it a test case for the State, other bor-
oughs, including Centre Hall, having
imposed a like tax,
The court of Lackawanna county
sustaivned the tax snd so has the Su.
perior and Bupreme Courts. An ap-
peal is to be taken to the United States
Bupreme Court. The payment of this
tax means several hundred thousand
dollars to the telephone companies of
the State,
Rev. J. F. Bhultz greatly pleased
the velerans by a sermon, especially
adapted to their needs, delivered at
Pioe Glen Bunday,
| A THRILLING FXPVERIENCE,
| Mrs. James Gilliland Saves Her Child en
From Drowning By Herole Measures,
Mrs. James Gilliland, of Oak Hall,
faction, were three of her children’s
{lives saved after going through a
{ wreek and being pitched over a bridge
| into a creek by a horse that shied and |
| backed.
| Mrs. Gilliland and her children
| were on Lheir way to visit Mrs. Camp-
{ bell, Mrs. Gilliland’s mother, Friday
| of lust week, when all this happened.
| They were driving the family horse,
{but on reaching the public road the !
| horse took fright at a pile of stoues ly-
landed in the creek,
[scent of ten or twelve feet. How to
| escape from this peculiar predicament
| was the question to be
i by the mother.
| speedily arrived at—the boy aged |
about five years was thrown out on
| the bank; next a little girl about three |
(and one-half years old wus landed on
but in the meantime the
floated down the creck.
I'be mother made a mad rush for her
Thor- |
water,
The conclusion
WHS
boy
soaked with
frightened,
oughly
fairs, the family awaited help,
Nope of the children were injured
except the little girl,
Ove of the
pieces,
buggy wheels
and the rig
wus
A lessee
FROM ILLINOIS,
uols Abundant Hain,
The weather conditions isa much
we greet our friends and
neighbors with, * how do you do,
-how fine everything lo
"ele.
We are haviog very much rain, late-
ly. It has raived every
a week, and
day for more
in the wean time!
rains have visited |
carth is literally sat-
in northern Illinois, We think
the weather clerk Is about as generous
with us this season
Old mother
urated,
as he was
Mavy spriogs 1 nd small streams
slingy
could be cultivated, and, it
close
the
farming population
places,
were made on
creeks, by
beds of
the
The in our me-
«1 finer than they
Meadows and graic
covered with
Rye, grass aod wheat
are lodging in many places. One can
hardly believe that such great changes
in the growth of vegetation have taken
place in the short space of one month.
Corn is nearly all planted, Bome are
cultivating. The weather being very
Warm, corn soon germinated and
in a few days was up. The stand
is cousidered very good throughout
the country. Pastures were hurt last
season by 100 close cropping, and the
int¢nse heat and drought so they are
comparatively poor and bare in many
places,
Small fruits, of the berry (ype, were
hurt by heat and drought and injured
by the winter, Berry canes put forth
a growth late in the fall, which prov-
ed too tender to withstand the winter.
Apples, plums and cherries blossomed
profusely, and all except plums prom-
ive a large yield,
Feeds rule high in price. Hay is
worth $15 to $16 per ton, oats 40 ots. to
42 els. per bushel, corn about 70 cts.
per bushel and very scarce. We all
expect to see prices take a drop ere
long, on some commodities,
Yilinois is all right,
J. M. BrirrLER,
A
Kiate College Cadets on Parade,
On Friday afternoon the four Com-
panies at State College had their an-
nual competitive drill, and it is said
they made one of the finest showings
ever made in the history of the school,
They had been under strict discipline
in military tactios and Captain D. H.
Clarke, U, 8. A., who has command
there says he is well pleased with the
efforts tke boys made to bring their
school up to the high standing it is
now enjoying.
The judge's chosen for the drill
were Col. W. Fred Reyuolds, Col.
Wilbur F, Reeder, snl Captain Hugh
8. Taylor. Fully oue thousand people
were in attendance,
IS
New Owners of the Reo rd,
The new owners of the Philadelphia
Record are Wm. 8B. Stenger, John
Wyrth and Harry B. Gross, of Phila.
delphis, avd Jumes Kerr, of Clear.
fleld. All the directors are life-long
Democrats and they will continue the
paper along the same lines of polioy It
lawns and terraces
do at present.
fields are
ant growth,
Dorothy Dodd.
has biter followed.
Brief Discussion of Politien]l and
Matters of Vablie Interest,
It Is not surprising that
| pression. Who speaks on
touches the hearts of men,
{tor demonstrated that the ol !-time
| New England #pirit is still alive, de-
{ep te the advance of imperialistic tend-
(encies, It is true,
liberty |
‘TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
| HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Teacher's examination is in progress
| today (Thursday,
Note slight changes of the Pennsyl-
[vania railroad east of
| Montandon.
The will of El
leaves
titrae tables,
ias Connor, who died
$1200 to establish =
|
{ has “* fallen upon the ears of men daz.
| zled by military glory and delirious
is good reason to believe that in the!
end the United States will
mistakes und revert to the principles
| upon which its own freedom bas been |
| established.
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i
i
i
i
| ie vote it gave in condemnation
{ Maclay’s naval “history,”
of
which had
Ex-Governor Hastings and his fami-
ly will go to Europe within a few days,
an d will remain several months,
17 to 1 was the score of the ball game
| between St and Franklin & Mar-
«hall on the former's field Saturday.
| It was State's walk-over.
tale
Thecarpentersan 1 all other mechan-
laborers are very
{ busy at present, and have work ahead
teameters and
ne,
Mingle
the
Ww.
pickin
B.
8
Sunday anticipates
first dish of strawberries
as a text-book. The motion
has spent considerable time
M iss
and labor.
Violetta Wolf, of Rebersburg,
{ be expended in purchasing the book
The House did not accept President
| Roosevelt's unsatisfactory review of
ithe controversy, but in the
| barring the Maclay bork indircetly
| added its indorsement of the admiral
{and condemnation of the
vole on
| sceuting and prosecuting Fehley.
® ¥
The Prohibitionis's in
i of Harrisburg, the editor of a Prohibi-
tion and Methodist newspaper, and a
{ist Church in Central Pennsylvania
Dr. Swallow made a phenomenal can-
position vote and electing
| Republican candidate.
bition candidate tor governor he will
He is well known as a ‘vigor-
ous assailant of machine methods in
church and politics,
party.
and as
ical and church debates,
#® »
»
Re
me of the newspapers are forecast
i
istrate that “Democrats as well as
pursting in the Orient.” We trust
that Mr. Roosevelt will have the cour- |
age to stale what that course is. Does
it mean subjugation of the Filipinos
and their incorporation in the people
of the United Btates, or their ultimate
independ nee ?
clear statement on that subjet. Does
it mesn the punishment of every case
of torture and barbarism in the Philip-
pines, as President Roosevelt wrote to
Bishop Lawrence, or does it mean ap-
proval of orders to make the land ‘a
howling wilderness’ and to kill ehil-
dren over ten years of age ? The Presi-
dent instead of trying his hand on the
conversion of Democrats to imperial.
ism should take up the case of Senator
Hoar, of his own political household,
* ®
*
The Boer war is over. The confer-
ence at Vereeniging may have reached
the decision reported or may delay it;
but nothing can delay peace. It is near.
It is probably sceepted. The British
Government, while the facts are not
known, has plainly been at last wise
enough, as we were at the close of our
Civil War, to offer terms and some def-
inite terms of self government in the
near future,
Thi« has ended a conflict which
might have dragged for a year or more,
perhaps two years, longer. It brings
ah end which gives some return for
the Boer struggle in the last two years.
The Boer cause Lins been, in a military
sel se, hopeless, since Cronje surrender.
ed aud the capitals of the allied Re-
publics were occupied. In a moral
tense, the Boers have gained much by
their pertinacious resistance. They
have won a respect which would never
have been theirs without this long
fight. Their rights in the future are
secure. Their self government will
come sooner a nd be more com plete,
These are great gains, Their losses are
as great, The entire farming plaut of
the two Republios is laid waste. The
Boer population has bad a fatal blow.
A local bitterness has come in Cape
Colony time cannot remove, Battles
men forget. Beaflolde are never fore
given, English immigration is certain
to be large, rapid and overmastering.
let spac for i.
i
i
to North
New York.
114
Allison,
going to
Hector, Schuyler
Mrs, wife of Dr. J. R. G.
i with ber son
i8 at the home of her parents,
Mrs. James W. Runkle, in
She will remain for about
a.
(iross,
Mr. and
this place,
& moni.
Notices were posted at the works of
Co., Mill Hall, to the
the employes sfliliated
organized labor, the
De
permanently
if
ii
es with
would
abandoned.
Merchant W., H. Kreamer Wednes-
went to Rebersburg to look after
He
Was accompanie d
M ins
by his
who will go to
Tacy,
Mrs, Della Brungart,
Bailey Kennedy,
between Lewisburg
promoted
engineer ruoniog
and Dellefonte,
to a run on one of
he Philadelphia
of Eogioeer
killed in the re-
ie
re.
has been
and Erie piace
Was
sh
The passenger train west Monday
killed one steer
heifer at Dale's Summit, be-
Lemont. The animals were the
of Willard Dal
It is said the railroad company
or the cattle,
five cows,
one
e, son of Geo,
The Democralic
i1 and Poller town
vo'ers of Centre
have had
little to do with candidates during the
campaign to close Saturday. The can-
in 1 aud township
| have bern the means of barring out all
seekers except aspirants for commis-
sioner.
ship
he borough
Expecting to assume his duties as
Renovo about June 1,
court of Clinton his resigna-
tion as eommissioner, A. L.
Merrill, of Lock Haven was appointed
to fill the uvexpired term ending Dee
cember 31, 1902, ° a
The Franklin & Marshall weekly has
a new stafl, and among the corps of
county
county
is Henry M. Bitner, son of Prof. H. F.
Bitver, of the Millersville State Nor-
mal. John 8B. Hosterman, son of Dr.
G. W. Hosterman, of this place, is the
business manager,
The new brick dwelling being erect-
ed by James Rankle, on his farm near
Tusseyville, is pretty well completed
#0 far as the brick work is concerned.
The dwelling makes a splendid ape
pearance, the brick being the Mill
Hall quality. Messrs. Wolf und Os-
msn are doing the brick work.
The Reporter acknowledges the re
eeipt of a very neat Invitation tothe
Bellefonte High School, June 5. The
indieations are that the B lefiute
schools are iu an excellent condition,
and that the citizens are quite liberal
with funds in order to maintain a high
stand in school work. With efMicient
heads, the best instructors and a mod.
erately loose purse Beliefonte has made
a good showing of what cw be done
in the public schoole. Much of the
credit is due the untiring efforts of the
plas; Prof. John D. Meyer.
. B. Houser, whose announcement
oy county commissioner embodying a
reduction from §3.00 to §1.50 per day
for services attracted some attention,
was a caller Tuesday. He has given
up the idea of becoming a commission
er on that basis, but maintains that
farmers are poorly paid for their labors,
and that there should be She strictest
economy in all offices. Mr. Houser
also renewed his subscription to the
Reporter, being convinced that the pa.
A
economical farmer or tradesman,
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